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Author: Bill Peet
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 1979-09
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9780395281598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen Prewitt's tail feathers grow to resemble a monstrous face, the other peacocks banish him from the flock.
Author: Vayu Naidu
Publisher: Tulika Books
Published: 2021-02-05
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9788186838273
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeacock becomes leader of the forest, and marries Surya, the daughter of the sun king. But Peacock, who is only concerned with his looks, is replaced by another leader and learns that looks alone are not what matter.
Author: Betsy Franco
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 2008-08-26
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781416903864
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCome explore the hidden shapes and patterns in nature. The peacock's flashy tail is a masterpiece of color and shape. A buzzing beehive is built of tiny hexagons. Even a snake's skin is patterned with diamonds. Poet Betsy Franco and Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins bring geometry to life in this lively, lyrical look at the shapes and patterns that can be found in the most unexpected places.
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Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789380340142
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents a folk poem from the seventeenth century, featuring die-cut pages that reveal its nuanced meaning.
Author: Sean Flynn
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2022-05-17
Total Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 1982101083
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUntil Flynn’s neighbor in North Carolina offered him one, he had never considered whether he wanted a peacock. His family became the owners of not one but three charming yet fickle birds: Carl, Ethel, and Mr. Pickle. Here he chronicles their first year as peacock owners, from struggling to build a pen to assisting the local bird doctor in surgery to triumphantly watching a peahen lay her first egg. He also examines the history of peacocks, from their appearance in the Garden of Eden. And Flynn travels across the globe to learn more about the birds firsthand. His book offers surprising lessons about love, grief, fatherhood, and family. -- adapted from jacket.
Author: Helena Cronin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 510
ISBN-13: 9780521457651
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is a success story. It explains two long-running puzzles of the theory of natural selection. How can natural selection favour those, like the ant, that renounce tooth and claw in favour of the public-spirited ways of the commune? How can it explain the peacock's tail, flamboyant and a burden to its bearer; surely selection would act against useless ornamentation? Helena Cronin's enthralling account blends history, science and philosophy in a gripping tale that is scholarly, entertaining and eminently readable. The hardback edition was selected by Nature as one of the best scientific books in 1992. Also the New York Times chose it as one of their best books of 1992. The author divides her time between the Philosophy Department at the London School of Economics and the Zoology Department at Oxford.
Author: Isabel Savory
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 480
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Lester L. Laminack
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 2017-04-18
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1561459976
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA hilarious read-aloud favorite about some foolish farm animals who decide to trade roles—and discover just how hard it is to do someone else's job, from award-winning author Lester L. Laminack and celebrated illustrator Henry Cole. The Tuckers' farm is a peaceful place where everyone has a job and no one complains. That is, until a hapless peacock falls off the back of a passing truck and stirs things up. Soon, customers are flocking to the farm to see what all the fuss is about. But the hens don't like the newcomer getting attention while they do all the hard work. When a wise old hound sees the problem, he helps orchestrate a job swap. What follows is the riotous tale of three hens who get in way over their feathered heads, and one very distressed peacock who just can't figure out how to lay an egg. Lester L. Laminack has created a comical look at envy, finding your strength, and what happens when we underestimate the value of others' work. Henry Cole's delightful illustrations heighten the story's humor and will have readers of all ages laughing out loud.
Author: Kenneth McIntosh
Publisher: Harding House Publishing, Incorporated/Anamcharabooks
Published: 2020-12
Total Pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781625247964
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn how the ancient Christian Celts read the Bible-and discover new ways to understand the sacred Scriptures today. The Celts' perspectives on the Bible were far less literal than many modern viewpoints, and yet at the same time, they treasured even deeper layers of meaning than are familiar to most twenty-first century readers. For the Celts, Scripture was a wondrous treasure trove of metaphor and meaning, stories and symbols, all pointing to the loving Mystery that weaves through all Reality. "At certain points while reading this book, I could just nod my head, seeing in print things that I have felt deeply but had never put into words. At other points I was stopped in my tracks, reading something that seemed so simple, yet so profound. There were times I had to stop and re-read the same paragraph several times, not because it was too difficult to understand, but because there was so much packed into just a few sentences." -Steve Robinson, Wolf Mountain Books "A very good introduction to how the Celtic followers of Jesus read and saw the Bible. I highly recommend it. Ken's writing style is really easy to follow-which is saying a lot for such a vast and complex topic." -Jack Gillespie, Celtic priest in the Lindisfarne Community
Author: Michael J. Ryan
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2019-06-25
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 0691191395
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"In A Taste for the Beautiful, Michael Ryan, one of the world's leading authorities on animal behavior, tells the remarkable story of how he and other scientists have taken up where Darwin left off, transforming our understanding of sexual selection and shedding new light on animal and human behavior. Drawing on cutting-edge science, Ryan explores the key questions: Why do animals perceive certain traits as beautiful and others not? Do animals have an inherent sexual aesthetic and, if so, where is it rooted? Ryan argues that the answers lie in the brain--particularly of females, who act as biological puppeteers, spurring the development of beautiful traits in males."--Back cover
